It was a beautiful and a lovely sunshine during the hearts day in some area. How ironic on that day is also a heartbreak of the other side not because they are not celebrating with their loved ones but, because of a tropical storm that hits on their homeland.
Last February 14, 2018 was the worst day for the residents who suffered from the violent attack triggered by typhoon Basyang. Lots of houses and family members were drowned, while others buried alive by landslides. Well, these natural catastrophes are not new, and I must admit. Yet, we even encounter much terrible and horrifying calamities that were happened for the past years. Some of us are still stunned and puzzling why things like this happened. Luckily, my family is safe and sound despite the incident. But, what about the others? I feel sorry for their losses, I know how it feels like to be stumbled down in bended knees and broken.
Let’s take this seriously, I know LGU's are extending their hands just to uplift the victim's basic needs in a day or two. Lucky enough if it lasts a week or even a month but it can't be more than that. Well, I've heard mining companies also offered the same but, are we going to give them a damn round of applause for doing it so? As a Surigaonon, "kahibayo kita na wayay maka pugong sa ato mga pangandoy pero sa pagka kuman naka hibayo na sab kita kun hae dakan taman an ato lugar".
Some ignore or even limits their post in social media for them to avoid hurting someone on the side of the Pro-Mining activity. It gives significant changes to us no doubt and questioned be ask on that. They provide jobs, scholarships for those who are privileged (selected only), concreting of roads and bridges for easy and comfortable access (for their goods).These things are given in double meaning. If you’re a resident who granted by this, will you have the guts to say something bad to them? If you are the Leader in your Municipality/Brgy./Sitio who’s using the asphalt road from a muddy before will you condemn them? So many parallel questions but we can't provide logical reasons.
What happened on that day for me is not a tragedy, it’s a wakeup call and I know some just ignores it normally. We’re not smelling something fishy after all we knew the whole reason already. If this mining will continue then we should expect larger damage and casualties than this. This should be stopped before it’s too late. What we need is a responsible mining or better abolish it for everyone's sake.
Did you hear someone complaining that they are dying of hunger before this mining came?
The Greenfields we have before are enough for us to grow and survive.
We can’t afford to lose our watershed because is it’s our life.
Last February 14, 2018 was the worst day for the residents who suffered from the violent attack triggered by typhoon Basyang. Lots of houses and family members were drowned, while others buried alive by landslides. Well, these natural catastrophes are not new, and I must admit. Yet, we even encounter much terrible and horrifying calamities that were happened for the past years. Some of us are still stunned and puzzling why things like this happened. Luckily, my family is safe and sound despite the incident. But, what about the others? I feel sorry for their losses, I know how it feels like to be stumbled down in bended knees and broken.
Let’s take this seriously, I know LGU's are extending their hands just to uplift the victim's basic needs in a day or two. Lucky enough if it lasts a week or even a month but it can't be more than that. Well, I've heard mining companies also offered the same but, are we going to give them a damn round of applause for doing it so? As a Surigaonon, "kahibayo kita na wayay maka pugong sa ato mga pangandoy pero sa pagka kuman naka hibayo na sab kita kun hae dakan taman an ato lugar".
Some ignore or even limits their post in social media for them to avoid hurting someone on the side of the Pro-Mining activity. It gives significant changes to us no doubt and questioned be ask on that. They provide jobs, scholarships for those who are privileged (selected only), concreting of roads and bridges for easy and comfortable access (for their goods).These things are given in double meaning. If you’re a resident who granted by this, will you have the guts to say something bad to them? If you are the Leader in your Municipality/Brgy./Sitio who’s using the asphalt road from a muddy before will you condemn them? So many parallel questions but we can't provide logical reasons.
What happened on that day for me is not a tragedy, it’s a wakeup call and I know some just ignores it normally. We’re not smelling something fishy after all we knew the whole reason already. If this mining will continue then we should expect larger damage and casualties than this. This should be stopped before it’s too late. What we need is a responsible mining or better abolish it for everyone's sake.
Did you hear someone complaining that they are dying of hunger before this mining came?
The Greenfields we have before are enough for us to grow and survive.
We can’t afford to lose our watershed because is it’s our life.
